# Introduction to Fractal Technology Fundamentally, Fractal is a multi-modal database engine developed by James Vertisan a.k.a Satoshi Nakamoto. Fractal is the digital asset management layer of the Vertisan DeFi ecosystem. A single Fractal can support up to 34 billion simultaneous transactions. For extended capabilities, Federated Fractals can be created with virtually unlimited processing power. Generally speaking, Fractal is a living entity... It was born, it wants to grow and expand, and it wants to survive regardless of environmental conditions. Furthermore, it has been running for years and it's impossible to turn it off. ##### See Also > [Fractal Website](https://vfn.ai) > [VFN Global Website](https://vfn.global) ###### Relevant Search Tags > #overview #fractal-tech #vfn